Case Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roasting company based in Ashland, Oregon, founded by Tim and Kati Case in 2006.
Our mission is to seek out the best coffees on the planet and share them with you. We believe great coffee starts at the farm level. We source directly and thoughtfully, building long-term relationships with producers and paying premiums for exceptional quality. We seek out coffees that are not only delicious, but are produced with care for the people and places behind them.
Our mission is to seek out the best coffees on the planet and share them with you. We believe great coffee starts at the farm level. We source directly and thoughtfully, building long-term relationships with producers and paying premiums for exceptional quality. We seek out coffees that are not only delicious, but are produced with care for the people and places behind them.
Tracing our coffee back to the soil in which it grows allows us to learn the story behind the coffee and share it with you.
-Kati Case, Co-Founder
Tim Case
Case Coffee Roasters, Co-founder
Tim’s entrepreneurial drive was evident from an early age. At just 10 years old, he started his own paper route, working early mornings before school to save up for a new snowboard. That same drive eventually led Tim and his wife, Kati, to start a business of their own at just 20 years old. In 2006, they opened the original Case Coffee location.
Tim’s entrepreneurial drive was evident from an early age. At just 10 years old, he started his own paper route, working early mornings before school to save up for a new snowboard. That same drive eventually led Tim and his wife, Kati, to start a business of their own at just 20 years old. In 2006, they opened the original Case Coffee location.
Wanting to go deeper into the coffee industry, Tim purchased a vintage coffee roaster in 2010 and set out to learn everything he could about roasting, experimenting relentlessly to develop and perfect his roast profiles. Before long, he was roasting all of the coffee for their own shop while also building a strong and growing wholesale following.
As Tim learned more about roasting, he came to understand that great coffee starts with exceptional green coffee. That realization led him into coffee sourcing, and today he travels regularly throughout the year as Case’s green coffee buyer, building relationships with producers and seeking out some of the best coffees in the world.
When he’s not traveling in search of great coffee, Tim spends his time surfing, backcountry snowboarding, fly fishing, mountain biking, and, most importantly, hanging out with his three children.
Kati Case
Case Coffee Roasters, Co-Founder
Kati’s coffee career began many years ago with her first job at a coffee bar. She co-founded Case Coffee in 2006 with Tim Case, her high school sweetheart. Her vision for Case is to serve exceptional coffee with kindness and create welcoming spaces where everyone feels they belong. These days she oversees our cafés and wholesale operations.
Kati’s coffee career began many years ago with her first job at a coffee bar. She co-founded Case Coffee in 2006 with Tim Case, her high school sweetheart. Her vision for Case is to serve exceptional coffee with kindness and create welcoming spaces where everyone feels they belong. These days she oversees our cafés and wholesale operations.
A mother of three, Kati finds joy in being with her family, cooking, biking, snowboarding and traveling.
